Warsaw, Poland
This was reported by analyst Yuri Gaidai, citing Knight Frank’s Global Wealth Report 2026. The number of wealthy residents in Poland rose to 3,017 from 1,442 five years ago. This represents an increase 109% higher than in the oil-rich countries of the Middle East. According to forecasts, such dynamics will continue in the coming years. Already now there are 13 billionaires in Poland, and within five years their number may increase to 29.
Global wealth trends
Knight Frank’s report also captures broader trends: global concentration of capital is increasing; economic inequality is growing; and the ultra-rich are becoming less tied to specific countries.
This is reflected in the changing lifestyles of the wealthy – instead of a single permanent residence, they increasingly own multiple properties in different countries and actively invest in mobile assets such as yachts and private jets.
Among the notable trends is the flow of capital from the U.S. to the UK. According to the analyst, investment in UK commercial real estate has exceeded investment in US commercial real estate this year, despite the much larger size of the US market. This is happening even against the background of the outflow of wealthy residents from Britain due to high taxes, which creates a paradox: the capital remains, but the owners change their tax residency.
At the same time, prices for luxury residential real estate in Europe are growing faster than the world average. The analyst also draws attention to long-term changes: climatic factors may reduce wine production in traditional regions such as Spain and Italy; prospects for new wine regions are growing.
